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The Many Causes of Tendonitis

You have tendons in many different parts of your body. We move different parts of the body in different ways and use different body parts in different ways so therefore there are different causes for tendonitis. The common causes of tendonitis are repetitive strain on a tendon, age related tendon changes, putting too much strain [...]

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Beneficial Oils for Your Health

If you listened to most doctors, you’d have to believe fish oils are fabulous. The problem with getting your essential fatty acids from fish oil is that you get more than you bargained for. Many fish oils, especially those derived from fish livers, are contaminated with dioxins, mercury, organo-chloro pesticides, and PCBs. These toxins can [...]

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Are There Different Types of Arthritis?

Are there different types of arthritis? – true and false. The prefix arth is in reference to joints and itis refers to inflammation. Arthritis is a generic term that refers to painful joints. Although different types of arthritis are common in adults who reach that certain age it also affects children still in diapers and [...]

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Your Diet and Arthritis

Arthritis comes in a variety of different forms and is a term used to cover over 100 different illnesses that are characterized by joint inflammation, pain and swelling. Most people think of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis as the only types of arthritic conditions. However, diseases such as gout, pseudogout, childhood arthritis and lupus fall into [...]

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Risk factors for crohns and IBD

Crohns and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are conditions that affect the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. More frequently patients experience symptoms in the small and large intestines that involve ulcerations, fistulas, abdominal pain and cramping. Although researchers and scientists dont have a conclusive reason for the development of IBD they do have [...]

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Using Arthritis Treatment Protocols Correctly

Chronic pain from arthritis is a major health problem in the United States today. In fact, pain is the most weakening effect of the arthritis and more than 40 million Americans suffer some form every single day. Because there are over 100 different forms of arthritis or arthritis conditions it is incredibly important that the [...]

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Arthritis – a Disease or a Disorder?

Many of us are affected by arthritis, or know someone who is. Arthritis is a condition of moderate to severe pain that affects the joints, but what exactly is it that causes some people to get arthritis while others don’t? The quick and easy answer as to what causes arthritis is that we really don’t [...]

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Arthritis: Over 100 Different Conditions

Arthritis is a global medical term that describes over 100 different conditions, all of which affect the musculoskeletal system of the human body. The word literally means inflammation of the joint and the majority of those 100 conditions are chronic, debilitating and sometimes require significant treatment to keep an individual mobile and healthy. But those [...]

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The Connection Between Diet and Arthritis

The relationship between nutritional intake and arthritis is complex and poorly understoodc. This may be because of the over 100 different types of arthritis that have been diagnosed and the multitude of different vitamins and minerals which have an effect on our health. Researchers do know that individuals who have osteoarthritis, the most common form [...]

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Natural Remedies for Arthritis

Do you or someone that you love suffer from arthritis? If so, the pain and discomfort that is commonly associated with arthritis may be too much to handle. When it is, there are many arthritis sufferers who turn to over-the-counter medications to seek relief. Yes, these over-the-counter medications will work in most cases, but did [...]

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